§ 29-1-2-8 — Adopted children; inheritance

For all purposes of intestate succession,
including succession by, through, or from a person, both lineal and
collateral, an adopted child shall be treated as a natural child of the
child's adopting parents, and the child shall cease to be treated as a
child of the natural parents and of any previous adopting parents.
However, if a natural parent of a child born in or out of wedlock
marries the adopting parent, the adopted child shall inherit from the
child's natural parent as though the child had not been adopted, and
from the child's adoptive parent as though the child were the natural
child. In addition, if a person who is related to a child within the sixth
degree adopts such child, such child shall upon the occasion of each
death in the child's family have the right of inheritance through the
child's natural parents or adopting parents, whichever is greater in
value in each case.
Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.208; Acts 1961, c.267, s.1; Acts
1965, c.405, s.2; Acts 1969, c.254, s.1. As amended by P.L.152-1987,
SEC.9.